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8:45 PM ET, November 21, 2021

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Two Fox News Contributors Quit in Protest of Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Special  —  Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, stars of a brand of conservatism that has fallen out of fashion, decide they've had enough.  —  The trailer for Tucker Carlson's special about the Jan. 6 mob at the Capitol landed online …
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The Dispatch:
Why We Are Leaving Fox News  —  A brief explanation.  —  We joined Fox News as contributors in early 2009.  Combined, that's more than 20 years of experience, relationships, and friendships.  For most of that time, we were proud to be associated with the network, if not necessarily with every program …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Two Fox Contributors Quit Over Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘False Flag’ Special  —  ‘VIEWERS WILL BE GRATEFUL’  —  Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg, Fox News contributors since 2009, have resigned from the network in protest over Fox News star Tucker Carlson's recent Patriot Purge docu-series.
CNN:
Acosta says this comment has put Tucker Carlson over the top
Discussion: The Wrap
Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:
Gang of EIGHTY crowbar-wielding looters in ski masks ransack California Nordstrom and fill 25 cars with designer goods in raid lasting less than one minute  — Approximately 80 thieves wearing ski masks stormed the Nordstrom store in Walnut Creek, California around 9pm Saturday night
Discussion: NBC News and Mercury News
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
California Nordstrom ransacked by 80 looters in ski masks with crowbars and weapons: Witness  —  One witness described the scene outside of the California Nordstrom as, ‘like a scene out of a movie’  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 20  —  About 80 looters in ski masks ransacked …
Discussion: Breitbart
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans' faces  —  Washington (CNN)The mysterious case of Rosemarie Hartle's vote in the last presidential election, three years after her death, was trumpeted in November 2020 by the Nevada Republican Party and various prominent conservatives.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why Democrats' ‘Talking Points Are Not Enough’  —  The House progressive spoke about “demoralizing” congressional negotiations, how she was told to stay away from Virginia's elections, and what it means to excite the Democratic base.
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024  —  If Donald Trump tries to run for president again, one of his former campaign advisers has a plan to dissuade him.  Anticipating that Trump may not know who Adlai Stevenson was or that he lost two straight presidential elections in the 1950s …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden tries to calm nerves about 2024
Reuters:
Disney World puts COVID-19 vaccination policy on hold for employees  —  Disney World near Orlando, Florida, operated by Walt Disney Co (DIS.N), has put its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hold, a spokesperson said on Saturday.  —  The move comes amid the Biden administration's workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule …
Discussion: FOX 35 Orlando, Deadline and TheBlaze
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A car plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade and people are injured, according to witness  —  Christopher Kuhagen Mary Spicuzza Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  WAUKESHA - A car plowed into the Waukesha Christmas Parade Sunday evening, leaving multiple people injured, according to witnesses on scene.
New York Times:
Discharge of Felon's Gun Prompts Panic at Atlanta Airport  —  Gunfire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday was accidental, officials said, but it led to flight disruptions and a stampede of passengers.  —  ATLANTA — Gunfire at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport …
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Chinese hypersonic weapon fired missile over South China Sea  —  Pentagon struggles to understand how Beijing mastered technology that tests constraints of physics  —  China's hypersonic weapon test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached …
Washington Post:
Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show … Last year, researchers at Facebook showed executives an example of the kind of hate speech circulating on the social network: an actual post featuring an image of four female Democratic lawmakers …
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
SHOCK POLL: Matthew McConaughey Tops Texas Gov. Greg Abbott By 8 in Head-to-Head Matchup, Clobbers Beto Nearly 2-to-1  —  Matthew McConaghey's chances of becoming Texas governor are looking alright, alright, alright according to a shocking new major poll.  —  According to a survey released …
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Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Appears in Beijing Amid Assault Claim  —  Takes part in video meeting with International Olympic Committee president hours after footage shows her attending tennis tournament  —  HONG KONG—Chinese tennis pro Peng Shuai took part in a video meeting …
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
Blackburn says it's ‘unsafe’ for US athletes to go to Beijing Olympics: ‘Disappear you’
Discussion: HotAir, Bloomberg and Politico
Bloomberg:
U.S. Intel Shows Russian Plans for Potential Ukraine Invasion  — Vladimir Putin's actual intentions on Ukraine remain unclear  — Intel shows readiness for quick, large-scale move into Ukraine  —  The U.S. has shared intelligence including maps with European allies that shows …
Discussion: Fox News
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Howard Altman / Military Times:
Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January: Ukraine defense intelligence agency chief
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Hunter Biden's Private Equity Firm Facilitated $3.8 Billion Chinese Purchase Of American-Owned Cobalt Mine  —  An investment firm founded by Hunter Biden facilitated a $3.8 billion purchase of an American-owned cobalt mine by a Chinese conglomerate, placing a key resource used in the manufacture …
New York Times:
G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden's Agenda  —  The two Democratic senators are attracting campaign contributions from business interests and conservatives as progressives fume over their efforts to pare back the president's domestic policy bill.
Mark Phillips / KNXV:
VIDEO: Senator Kyrsten Sinema sits down with ABC15  —  PHOENIX — Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema didn't do much talking while she helped shepherd the infrastructure bill through the Senate.  But on Friday she took time out during her infrastructure tour in Phoenix to speak with ABC15 exclusively.
Discussion: The Hill and TheBlaze
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Fueled by Trump-inspired grievance, attempts to terrorize public officials escalate  —  When Rep. Joe Neguse delivered his closing remarks in February at the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, he expressed concern about the direction of a nation that weeks earlier witnessed a homegrown attack in its capital.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Marine Corps compliance with vaccine mandate on course to be military's worst  —  Up to 10,000 active-duty Marines will not be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus when their deadline arrives in coming days, a trajectory expected to yield the U.S. military's worst immunization rate.
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing  —  Asian output is coming back and some bottlenecks are clearing, but labor shortages could persist into next year  —  Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say that they don't expect …
 
 
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Politico:
‘No ground for cockiness’: Tough love for U.S. at pro-democracy conference
Kana Ruhalter / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Fixer’ Michael Cohen Is About to Be a Free Man
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
Global Times:
Rittenhouse case ‘exposes illness of US political system’
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan's Opium Business Cranks Up as the Taliban Look the Other Way
David French / The Dispatch:
The Moral Collapse of America's Largest Christian University
CBS News:
Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation”, November 21, 2021
Discussion: Insider
Tsvetelia Tsolova / Reuters:
Bulgarian President Radev set to win second term on anti-corruption ticket
 Earlier Items: 
Alicia A. Caldwell / Wall Street Journal:
Think Gas Prices Are Too High? In This California County, a Gallon Costs $6
Anthony L. Fisher / Insider:
Parents of kids that couldn't go to school for a year and a half are mad as hell. That's a problem for Democrats.
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Sununu setback leaves GOP scrambling in New Hampshire
Michael Wines / New York Times:
As Gerrymanders Get Worse, Legal Options to Overturn Them Dwindle
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — 'She's F'ing Crazy': Trump Slams Pelosi over Iconic Finger Wagging Picture in Forthcoming Photo Book
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Dark Money Group Giving Big to White Supremacists
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

 
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